Through the looking glass into Greenwald’s world

Every time Assemblyman Lou Greenwald stops looking at himself in the mirror and says something aloud we’re reminded why they call him “The Empty Suit” in the Legislature. At a hearing on Corzine’s budget he showed us he is good at parroting the company line. New Jersey is doing better than some states, he said, copying Corzine in his new commercials saying this state was better prepared for the economic crisis. Then Greenwald went on to mention Washington state is considering (not doing, just considering) taking billions from health care and California had laid off 41,000 school officials. It could be, Lou, those states are dealing with the hard reality of the economy instead of looking for ways to keep the bloated bureaucracy afloat with higher taxes and fees for taxpayers, like you and your sidekicks are. Laying off a few thousand “school officials” (not teachers, but the political hackers and hangers-on in the state’s 616 school systems) wouldn’t make a difference in the quality of education here, but it sure would lower property taxes.

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14 Responses to Through the looking glass into Greenwald’s world

The 121 members of the legislature along with the Supreme Court are unable to accept reality. The Abbott districts, the COAH, the bloated government, the waste and corruption must go on so the only answer is get it from the taxpayer. Never a real cut in spending or staffing will they make.

In November Greenwald and the other 79 members of the Assembly along with Corzine must go. With 81 new faces those remaining Senators will either wake up to the needs of the taxpayers or face replacement when they come due for re-election.

GRIP in November – all 81 state incumbents along with those at county and local levels. We, the taxpayers, have the power to bring about the change New Jersey so desperately needs.

Politicians are the lowest form of human life—that is to say—if you can find one that is human, semi-human, or one that actually has human DNA.

The pols are conmen who dupe the electorate into putting them into office with all manner of promises that they never keep.

Once in office, the opportunistic self-serving lowlifes bob and weave and bafflegab their way around—-and cunningly use every opportunity that arises in order to steal as much as they can from govt agencies.

How many of them have secret LLC’s—-owning a percentage of companies doing business with the state?

When caught with their hands in the public till—–they resort to “VICTIMIZATION” to get themselves sympathy. That usually gets them reelected…..and a free ride……away from possible legal retribution.

We’re also doing better tha Darfur but that sure doesn’t make one feel good.
Exactly when did we cross that bridge where “thinking” some one else is worse off is supposed to make you feel better? Isn’t the reality supposed to be that you’re doing good, not just “less bad” important?

The same problems exist today as existed every day for the past dozen or more years. Even if we do benefit from the federal stimulus it would be yet another short term bandage for a much greater problem.

We need to reduce the size of government and we need to make a signifiant dent in the waste and abuse that permeates our political system.

What we lack is the leadership to make the RIGHT CUTS now and thereby reduce the payroll today and the benefits that would be paid for decades down the road. We need leaders who reduce the billions that go to few large cities and allow millions upon millions to be flushed down the toilet with little oversight and no accountability.

The budget shows cuts that really aren’t very large in dollars but they are large in the impact that they have towards really beneficial programs. They could cut a couple hundred of the lawyers in the AG office and restore several million to the programs that actually help people.
The whole thing remains a joke and a testament to how bought off political people turn a blind eye to the well being of the people as a whole in order to maintain their money and support from special interests.

If we don’t GRIP them out in November then we truly deserve the misery that is yet to come.

Instead of putting down Assemblyman Lou Greenwald everytime he speaks. Why don’t you pay attention to what the Supersize fat fatso Chistie is blabering about every day on TV. The Supersize fat fatso Christie is positioning himself to run for governor in New Jersey for the party of NO IDEAS and the party of NO MORAL STANDARDS.
Now, here is someone we sholud we paying attention to very close before we end up having an immitator of the BUSH-CHENEY characters that have brought not only America to the brink of economic disaster but also the entire world.
The Supersize fat fatso Christie is in favor of all the failed racist policies which we have had to endure for the last eight years.

Corzine’s and the legislature’s inability to take responsibility and do ‘the right thing’ has now turned on them and worsened the economic situation of this state. They have twiddled their thumbs for three years and the result has been disasterous. Now they must pay the price of acknowledgement and bear the responsibility.

Carlosrene Friasmendez
I absolutely enjoy your writings . We all know your are not really that blown or stupid to believe what you write and that it’s all just to get a response. I do agree with you that I too will not vote for Christie since he wants to allow ILLEGALS to stay in New Jersey sucking up the services paid for by the taxpayers. Steve Lonegon wants to deport them back to the mid-east, far-east, Mexico or from wherever they came. Let’s clean up New Jersey and clean up the USA by deporting all ILLEGALS.

Carlos Frias The absence of any logical satements from your comments negates your empty and ridiculous rhetoric. In fact the tenor of your recent rant shows your desperation in support of an obvously declining candidacy for Corzine.
He can no longer state that he’s doing the right thing by virtue of today’s unemployment report for NJ

Greenwald could be the poster boy for the ultimate stupid politician, even in those states that are doing worse than we are. Unfortunately if they do exist they are not northeastern and dying both business wise and in the addition of new residents, two basic actions that signify growth.

We’re in deep stinky and this is the best this idiot can come up with. Lou also represents leadership and direction in the grand and glorious Garden State. And just think, comes November these same people will be voted in again! Count on it.

Hey Carlosrene, if looks and appearence were prereqs for election, the Bearded Bafoon surely would be frolicking in the Hamptons 24/7/365, not only part time as he does now. BTW, next irrational post include an entire body shot of yourself you handsome devil you!

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